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A Spot of Bother
 

A Spot of Bother: A Novel

by Mark Haddon

George Hall is an unobtrusive man. A little distant, perhaps, a little cautious, not at quite at ease with the emotional demands of fatherhood, or manly bonhomie. He does not understand the modern obsession with talking about everything. “The secret of contentment, George felt, lay in ignoring many things completely.” Some things in life, however, cannot be ignored.

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Top tags: fiction,  british,  contemporary fiction,  humor,  dysfunctional family (all tags)

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sarah p
  • Rated 5 stars

“LOVED this book!...laughed out loud, many, many times.”

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Elisabeth B
  • Rated 2 stars

“It is not terrible, so I would not go so far as totally discourage me of finishing this book, but I am rather disappointed. Given all the hype with "The Curious Incident", I have expected an inspiring and enjoyable reading. In either way, I found this novel a bit quirky and outlandish.

Maybe the novel is funnier in its original English and I can’t help feel that the Spanish translation is, while mostly enjoyable, somewhat lacking.

In the dust jacket I read this book was...”

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  • Rated 3.507042 stars
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  • Rated 3.5 stars
  

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  • Judi

    judi said:

    “I absolutely LOVED "The Curious Incident...". This I hated!!!! I could not finish it. I got 170 and called it quits.”

    posted Wednesday, July 9 2008
  • Reni S O

    reni s o said:

    “Just finished reading it, and I'm surprised to find that I like it more than "The Curious Incident." Hilarious and touching. My copy was a birthday present rom my best friend, who knows that I like "The Curious Incident," though he didn't. Mark Haddon, you rock!”

    posted Sunday, April 27 2008
  • valkyrie strang

    valkyrie strang said:

    “while i plan to finish the book this weekend, this book is too dark, too depressing. curious incident was better”

    posted Thursday, March 20 2008
  • Josee

    josee said:

    “I heartily concur with Derek and Courtney. The Curious Incident is far more interesting. By comparison, this book is a bit disappointing, ”

    posted Thursday, January 3 2008
  • normallydysfunctional

    normallydysfunctional said:

    “The characters were great (I liked Jaime best) but the ending was too pat. The scissors part was amazingly wicked! Definitely worth the squirm. ”

    posted Sunday, September 16 2007
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